They read Pynchon or Faulkner. I read Hemingway.

[James Kyllo]

>From the introduction to David Thomas' (Pere Ubu) "The Book of
Hieroglyphs":-

"The worst of rock lyrics aspires to the literary.  That's revealing.  Bob
Dylan, Tom Verlaine, Lou Reed and Tom Waits, however are great songwriters.
 They work with an appreciation of the poetic aesthetic.  They love words.
 I hate words.  They read Pynchon or Faulkner.  I read Hemingway.  They
studied the arts.  I studied science..."

(I'd note however, that several years ago I asked David's manager whether
David reads Pynchon, because I think many of the same themes are reflected
in his lyrics.  The reply was "Of course".)

J

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